Group Size: Small Group (1-10)

Playworks children playing recess games at school
Playworks children playing recess games at school

  • Small Group (1-10)

  • Ages 6-10

  • Balls

  1. Ball Games
  2. Rotational Games

Cone Guardian ›

Children playing recess games like Sneak
Children playing recess games like Sneak

  • Small Group (1-10)

  • Ages 6-10

  • Balls

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Autonomous/Self-access Games
  2. Ball Games
  3. Indoor Game
  4. Recess Games
  5. Rotational Games

Hula Ball ›

  • Any Size

  • Ages 3-5

  • Jump Ropes

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Indoor Game
  2. Recess Games
  3. Rotational Games

Cat and Mouse ›

In Cat and Mouse, jump rope skills become a matter of survival. This game combines jump rope and tag to keep all players moving through the rope. Players run and jump…

  • Any Size

  • Ages 3-5

  • Hula Hoops

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Autonomous/Self-access Games
  2. Recess Games
  3. Rotational Games

Hula Hoop Foursquare ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • Bouncy Balls

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Ball Games
  2. Cooperative Games

Over Under ›

  • Small Group (1-10)

  • Grades 1-2

  • Basketballs

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Ball Games
  2. Readiness Games
  3. Rotational Games

Power ›

  • Small Group (1-10)

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Autonomous/Self-access Games
  2. Cooperative Games
  3. Readiness Games

Roshambo or Rock Paper Scissors ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Icebreaker
  2. Indoor Game
  3. Readiness Games

All Tangled Up ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • Jump Ropes

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Autonomous/Self-access Games
  2. Indoor Game
  3. Recess Games
  4. Rotational Games

Snake ›